1. Z. Wang, L. Zeng, S. Hu, Q. Hu, Y. Zhang, J. Liu. Community-specific cell death sustains bacterial expansion under phosphorus starvation. Nature Chemical Biology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-024-01796-x
2. Y. Zhang, Y. Cai, X. Jin, Q. Wu, F. Bai, J. Liu. Persistent glucose consumption under antibiotic treatment protects bacterial community. Nature Chemical Biology (2025) 21:238-246.
3. Q. Hu, L. Huang, Y. Yang, Y. Xiang, J. Liu. Essential phage component induces resistance of bacterial community. Science Advances (2024) 10:eadp5057.
4. Y. Zheng, R. Chai, T. Wang, Z. Xu, Y. He, P. Shen, J. Liu. RNA polymerase stalling-derived genome instability underlies ribosomal antibiotic efficacy and resistance evolution. Nature Communications (2024) 15:6579.
5. T. Wang, P. Shen, Y. He, Y. Zhang, J. Liu. Spatial transcriptome uncovers rich coordination of metabolism in E. coli K12 biofilm. Nature Chemical Biology (2023) 19: 940-950.
6. T. Wang, P. Shen, R. Chai, Y. He, J. Liu. Profiling of bacterial transcriptome from ultra-low input with MiniBac-seq. Environmental Microbiology (2022) 24:5774–5787.
7. Y. Zhang, Y. Cai, L. Zeng, P. Liu, L. Z. Ma, J. Liu. A Microfluidic Approach for Quantitative Study of Spatial Heterogeneity in Bacterial Biofilms. Small Science (2022) 2:2200047.
8. J. Liu, R. Martinez-Corral, A. Prindle, D.-Y. D. Lee, J. Larkin, M. Gabalda-Sagarra, J. Garcia-Ojalvo, G. M. Süel, Coupling between distant biofilms and emergence of nutrient time-sharing. Science (2017) 356:638–642.
9. J. Liu, A. Prindle, J. Humphries, M. Gabalda-Sagarra, M. Asally, D. D. Lee, S. Ly, J. Garcia-Ojalvo, G. M. Süel, Metabolic co-dependence gives rise to collective oscillations within biofilms. Nature (2015) 523:550–554.
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